Fence-stay.



A. C. BENSON.

FENCE STAY.

APPLICATION HLED MAY 25,19I4.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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AUTHA C. BENSON, OF ROSENBURG, TEXAS.

FENCE-STAY.

Application filed May 25, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AUTHA C. BENSON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Rosenburg, in the county ofFort Bend and State of Texas, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fence-Stays, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in fence stays; and anobject of the invention is to provide a device of this general characterhaving novel and improved means for effectively bracing and spacing thewires of a fence.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a deviceof the above character which will possess advantages in points ofeficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and, at the sametime, is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in thespecification and claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1is a side elevation illustrating the application of my improved fencestay. Fig. 2 is a detail side elevation of the upper end of the stay.

As herein embodied, my improved fence stay comprises a longitudinal bodymember 7 formed of a suitable length of heavy wire, the upper end ofwhich is bent to form a hook 8 adapted to engage over the upper wire 4when applying the same to a fence or the like. Arranged around the body7 is a coil 9 which is adapted to be engaged with the fence Wires inorder to hold them in position with respect to the stay.

It will be noted that in placing my improved stay in position, the coil9 is first arranged along side the fence wires and engaged with thesame. The body portion 7 is then inserted in the coil, engaging betweenthe fence wires and the convolutions of the coil in order to hold thesame in position.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2U, 1915.

Serial No. 840,825.

The hook 8 after being engaged over the upper wire is closed upon thebody and the upper end of the coil fastened within the loop formedthereby, as shown at 10. From the above it will be readily apparent thatI have provided a simple and durable device which can be quickly andreadily placed in position and the fence wires secured thereto. Thedevice, as herein shown and described is extremely simple inconstruction and can be manufactured and placed upon the market at acomparatively low cost.

WVhile I have shown ahd described the preferred form of my invention, itwill be obvious that various changes in the details of construction andin the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying myinvention into practice, without sacrificing any of the principles ofthe invention, or departing from the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim is The combinationwith a plurality of fence wires arranged in spaced relation, of a coilhaving its convolutions arranged in alinement and adapted to be engagedwith the wires of the fence, a stay member adapted to be inserted downthrough the coil between certain of the convolutions thereof and thefence wires to engage the fence wires with the convolutions and retainsaid wires against lateral movement, the upper eX- tremity of the staybeing reversely directed to a hook portion, the upper end of said coilbeing extended over the hook portion and thence downwardly through thehook portion and through one of the convolutions whereby to entirelyencircle the hook portion at the upper end of the stay and retain thesame against any longitudinal movement with respect to the coils.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses.

AUTHA C. BENSON. Witnesses:

O. H. CI-IERNosKY, BRYCE PERKINS.

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